Cowries to Crypto: The History of Money, Currency and Wealth
Cowries to Crypto: The History of Money, Currency and Wealth is a delightful book bound to raise a smile at any time of year. This Christmas we need a grin even more than ever.
Money is important to all of us. But what exactly is it? The way we use money has changed, along with so much else over these past months. Cowries to Crypto is a whimsical gallop through history, charting the evolution of ready cash in all its forms. The illustrations add so much and make the witty narrative accessible and charming.
For those few of us who actually still use coins
Cowries to Crypto views money’s evolution from one civilisation to another. It starts with ancient man and those eponymous cowrie shells. Persians used clay tokens, but the Greeks seemed to have evolved money which might be more recognisable today …for those few of us who actually still use coins. The folding stuff came later and was first documented in China.
In society and politics
This amusing book is stuffed with facts about money in all forms but also considers its place in society and politics. It would make the perfect gift for anybody who wants some Christmas reading but don’t fancy a thick spy novel. Cowries to Crypto: The History of Money, Currency and Wealth is an educational winner!
Cowries to Crypto: The History of Money, Currency and Wealth
Author: Jame DiBiasio
Illustrator: Harry Harrison
Published by: OANDA
Price: £19.99
ISBN-13: 978-1734228601